This episode of the Chewjitsu podcast is full of all sorts of great nuggest of information related to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

One topic we touch on briefly is the idea of reps and how many you need to drill in order to use a technique in BJJ

We also touch on the idea of proper recovery for BJJ training and how it’s probably simpler than you thought.

I hope you enjoy the episode!

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How do you deal with the Takedown aspect of a Wrestler who’s in a Grappling competition? Or what do you do when someone’s better at take downs?

As a Wrestler who got into Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I can tell you that I used to put a lot of focus on takedowns.

When I would go to a BJJ competition. I would do everything I could in order to get on top of the person.

Oftentimes if someone pulled me into Guard it kind of sucked the wind out of my sails. I wouldn’t have the points for getting the takedown and it took away my forward momentum.

In this video I respond to a question from Cassie who has a son, Ryan, who is competing in local superfight matches.

His matches have been going well but she’s now noticing that the area gyms are offering more wrestling in their BJJ training. And their gym does not offer it.

The question from them is how do you approach a situation in a competition when your opponent has superior takedowns.

Chad and I both show options as to how we deal with this situation in BJJ tournaments or competitions.

The main idea is to converse your energy on the feet and save it for once you get to the ground. In my case I use a Guard Pull into Half Guard for the sweep.

But I’ll save the details and let you see them in the video. 🙂

Hope the video is useful!
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Everyone who’s trained BJJ has probably at some point experienced technique overload.

You know what the is right? It’s where you have so many techniques that you don’t even know where to start focusing.

I think this is an especially big issue with White Belts in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

Our friend Sean ran into this overload issue while looking up BJJ techniques.

He said he was looking up De La Riva techniques and there was just so many different techniques and positions that he was just lost.

In this video I talk about the approach of two BJJ White Belts. 1 was myself and the other was a friend of mine who trained with me for several years.

As White Belts in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu we had 2 different approaches. My friend focused on more techniques and had a TON of different techniques.

These two different approaches showed themselves pretty quickly.

When we would roll the two approaches clashed and 1 of us got the better of the rolling.

Watch the video to check it out! 🙂
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Recently I got a text message from my friend up in northern Kentucky about chasing medals and setting goals.

In a recent video I eluded to the idea that I think it’s not always the best idea to fixate on goals too much.

He sent me a message telling me that goals are what push him. In fact, he’s at Brown Belt and the fact that he is pushing it to win a medal is causing him to train harder than ever.

This video is a response to that.

Personally I think goals are great. I set them everyday. I have short term goals, long term goals. All that stuff. And they help make my Brazilian Jiu-jitsu better as well as help give direction in my life.

But you cannot fixate on goals too much. Because not matter what you achieve. You’re always going to want more.

You’re going to want to be better. Whether this is BJJ or some other aspect of your life.

So set goals. Both for Brazilian Jiujitsu and your life. But just remember that you’re going to slip and fall from time to time and you’ll have to dust yourself off and get back after it.

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How do you tell your partner it was a Neck Crank and not a Choke without seeming whiny or upset.

Well technically I believe what we do is actually a strangle. As the definition of strangle is . . .
squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death.

But we’ll use choke to keep it simple for this BJJ video. 🙂

In this video I got asked how to bring up the somewhat taboo topic of letting your partner know that their choke was in fact a strangle.

A lot of times people in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu dislike the neck crank and consider it a dick move. Primarily because it often just hurts and creates injury. Whereas a clean choke actually puts someone to sleep with typically no injury.

But as I talk about in the video. The neck crank is a legit submission. And in gym training it may be a smart idea to tap to them to avoid risk of injury to your neck.

But that said, I think many of us would like to have that clean choke which puts someone to sleep rather than causing them to walk around stiff as a board for a week.

And in that case I believe it’s important for BJJ practitioners to communicate with their training partners. Sometimes during the submissions themselves.

In this video I discuss how to bring up the subject of whether or not it’s a choke or crank without coming across as a sore loser.

Hope the video helps!
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Having short legs and trying to play with Full Guard attacks can be tough. But there are some options that work really well for this body type.

I recently got a question from the Chewjitsu YouTube community page about playing a High Full Guard position with short legs.

The person asking the question is struggling playing off their back in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu because of their short legs.

I can relate! Because while I’m not short. I don’t have long legs. My torso is a bit longer and my legs are a little shorter.

So in this video I share a position I call Diamond Guard with our friend as an option.

This position was super useful in my own Brazilian Jiujitsu training and it’s been helpful to many of my students. Short legs and long legs alike.

It kind of gives you a check point. So that if you don’t have super long legs or quick hips. You can still be offensive and attack with submissions and sweeps from your full guard in bjj.

I hope this video is helpful, thanks for watching!
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In this video I answer some of the questions left on the YouTube community page.

As always, with a random question video. We will be giving away some free patches.

Whoever makes a funny or memorable comment will be entered to win a patch. I’ll give away 3-4 of them.

Here is a list of the topics we touch on in this random question video.

– How to deal with training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as a 40 year old guy.
– Has my diet ever cost me a match or a roll?
– Good lifting program for BJJ
– Training BJJ with significant other
– What’s more important in Jiujitsu, speed or strength?
– Best submission inside Full Guard.
– My favorite submission.
– Should I make concessions in my life to train Brazilian Jiujitsu.
– Am I a Dragonball Fan
– Dieting to lose 5lbs
– Most obnoxious submission
– Do I meditate meditate?
– Pre BJJ competitions rituals

Big thanks to everyone who left a question on the community tab! I hope you enjoyed the video!

-Chewy
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Recently I received a question on Youtube about an interview from the Joe Rogan podcast where Ben Askren commented about how BJJ gyms are doing it wrong.

Here is the snippet from the Joe Rogan Podcast with Ben Askren
BJJ Schools are Doing it Wrong: https://youtu.be/ijAMRqBZgo8

Here’s the full length interview: https://youtu.be/Ec4OKbrCl3I

During the interview he criticized Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training where very little focused was placed on deliberate training or situational rolling.

And instead Bjj classes often start with just a few slowly practiced techniques. Followed up with rolling from whatever position.

The 2nd question was about the necessity of BJJ Belts. Is our belt ranking system necessary?

In this video I answer both questions based on my experiences and touch on how I think a lot of gyms don’t practice as best as they could. Meaning, the implementation of various forms of rolling to get more experience from positions or with techniques that are being practiced.

I also go over my thoughts on Brazilian Jiujitsu belts and the motivation that comes from them.

I hope you enjoy the video!
-Chewy
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Quarter Mount and Deep Half Guard can be tough positions to deal with in BJJ. In this video I share 1 simple Leg Over technique to pass them.

In Quarter Mount, sometimes call Quarter Guard. Often times the only thing stoping you is their grip on your ankle. And in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu it can be tough to pry that foot out due to the strength of people’s thighs.

So the 1st option with this technique is against this.

In the second use for this technique. I show how to get to it from Deep Half Guard.

Deep Half Guard is another position to pass. Especially when someone gets under your hips.

By using the same Leg Over technique, it gives you another Guard passing option.

So if you’re struggling to pass the Deep Half or the Quarter Mount position in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

I hope this technique is useful!
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I really enjoy doing the videos with you all! And the channel continues to grow I’d like to continue to push the envelope and do cooler and potentially better videos. This is simply a part of that process.

It’s been crazy growing with you guys over the last couple of years. Many of you I’ve had the pleasure of meeting at BJJ tournaments or rolling sessions. And It’s been a blast.

And because this is a partnership between you and I.

I’d love to include you in on it. So let me know your thoughts!
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The Gift Wrap or Perfect Mount as I’ve heard it called is a terrible position in BJJ! Well. . . terrible for the person on bottom.

I always assumed that the reason it was dubbed “Gift Wrap” was because the person is literally wrapped up lift a gift for you.

And when you decide to unwrap this gift in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu it’s with a submission.

Now, it’s a tough position for sure. And your best bet is to not get stuck there in the 1st place.

But if it happens. In this video I share a simple technique that you can use to pry yourself out of the Gift Wrap from Mount so that you can continue working and rolling.

It’s not an easy escape and there are submission counters. But it works.

I also show how you can use this same technique principle when you are working from Half Guard and you’re getting crossed faced.

So if you’re having either of these issues. I hope this video is useful for you!

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Join Me on Fridays where you can ask random questions on Instagram!

Recently Instagram put in a feature where I can allow people to ask questions and it doesn’t go to the inbox.

This was basically like my Random Question videos with Chewy just on Instagram.

In the video I answer questions like:

– Diet and nutrition info.
– What my lifting routine looks like.
– If I’m available for seminars.
– Getting motivated for training.
– Getting back to BJJ after an injury.
– My carb intake.
– Dropping weight classes for BJJ competitions.
– My longest lay off from BJJ.
– My 1st martial art.

Hope you enjoy the video!
-Chewy

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It can be hard to balance weight training and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I know that for me, I struggled with it at a point in my life where I was getting bigger and stronger and was chasing numbers in the weight room.

But then struggled with my BJJ training because I was too big and beat up for sufficient rolling and work on the mats.

And in this video I talk about this in the hopes to assist our friend Peter who is a Powerlifter getting into Brazilian Jiujitsu.

He says that since training Jiujitsu he’s noticed that his lifts have dropped in their overall poundage.

And his question is two fold. . .

1. How to Balance BJJ training with his Powerlifting?

2. Should he readjust his expectations for training?

I also touch on the current program I follow for lifting in order to support my BJJ training.

If you’re someone who’s really big into lifting who’s also pursuing BJJ. I hope this video is useful for you and your training on the mat and in the weight room.

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